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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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